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Hercules happily announces two new, extremely fast boards based on the revolutionary RADEON 8500 and RADEON 8500 LE chipsets from ATI. 3D Prophet 8500 128MB and 3D Prophet 8500 LE 128MB, are AGP 4X/2X graphics accelerators, fully DirectX® 8.1 & OpenGL®1.3 compliant, dedicated to providing hardcore gamers and games enthusiasts with the ultimate 3D platforms for boosting their scores and improving graphics quality in the latest 3D games. These new graphics boards bring gamers the type of quality offered only by a company that listens carefully to the needs of insatiable gamers".

Simon & Schuster Interactive announced today the Company is publishing a second title in their popular "Outlaw" series of sports games exclusively for Xbox. Developed by Hypnotix Inc., "Outlaw Volleyball: Spike or Die" (Available: Winter 2002) will feature all the characters from "Outlaw Golf," and several new ones who will do battle on 16 different courts.

Gathering of Developers (subsidiary of Take2) and Croatian-based based development team Croteam announce that Serious Sam, a landmark title in the first person shooter video game genre, will now be available on the Xbox platform.

Zapper is an action-packed and addictive game that starts with the “avoid-em-up” game play mechanics of Blitz Games’ own Frogger 2: Swampy’s Revenge, and then takes the action to a whole new level. In this action-adventure game, Zapper (a cricket) hops his way through six interactive worlds in a quest to find his brother, held captive by the evil magpie queen. Dangerous traps and even more dangerous enemies await Zapper. It will take fast-footed skill and timing to conquer all the worlds and survive the final showdown with the magpie queen.

Konami of America Inc. today announced that Silent Hill 3 will be available on PlayStation2 computer entertainment system in 2003. The follow up to 2001’s smash hit Silent Hill 2, this new installment adds yet another eerie chapter to the growing legacy of the Silent Hill franchise. Silent Hill 3 promises to take the survival/horror genre to new heights with the series’ trademark stunning graphics, masterful use of sound, and mature, sophisticated storylines.

Konami of America Inc., today announced that it will publish its most popular games for PC CD-ROM. The 2002 line-up includes Metal Gear Solid 2, Silent Hill 2, Frogger The Great Quest and Shadow of Destiny among others.

Check out some fancy screens and features from CDV's upcoming action adventure game, Sabotain, developed by Avalon Style Entertainment. "It's up to you to decide how to carry out your task in Sabotain..."

Tiscali have posted a new Rainbow Six: Raven Shield E3 trailer, which contains three minutes of in-game footage from this Unreal-powered tactical shooter from UbiSoft. This 12 MB DivX version is available for download here. They also posted the E3 video from Rise of Nations, upcoming real-time strategy from Microsoft and Big Huge Games. Its 4.5MB big, contains 1 minute of gameplay scenes and it's available in WMV here!